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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1967
Page
1
A string of local quips recalls memory of thrift and meals, minister remarks about post holiday looks, and a Junior High teacher comment on spelling. A long clipping tells of a chaotic Saturday Notebook tale where a stingy man loses bees, cream, teeth, and livestock, ending with a moral about consequences.
The piece notes that the 40 hour week theme contrasts with Vietnam war’s dirty nature. It argues civilians bear more casualties than combatants due to bombing in the North, terrorist attacks, and misdirected artillery in the South, comparing modern weapons with brutal tactics.
This piece reflects on truces within the Vietnam conflict noting two Christmas and New Year pauses, and a planned Buddhist New Year break. It suggests a 40-hour war week could ease tensions, while a broader halt would require world opinion support. It cites 21,000 Viet Cong defections and 120,000 South Vietnamese desertions last year.
Child and adult health questions cover hypochondria causes and treatment, candle safety, predicting scar outcomes after a facial burn, plastic surgeon qualifications, and delayed menstruation in a 17 year old. Read comments emphasize seeking medical advice, board certification, and endocrine evaluation when needed.
Auld Lang Syne recalls a Christmas Eve car crash injuring Lee Shelden who was cast neck to hips and Dale Gentry with similar back injuries. Also notes a 50 years ago marriage license issued by Probate Judge M F Short to Grant E Kirkland and Ethel Price of Ottawa.
Prayer card style excerpt from Romans 6 23 praising fullness grace and salvation through Christ asking to be filled with His fullness so we may share with those who hunger and thirst for righteousness in Jesus name Amen.
A long broadcast grid lists channels NBC CBS ABC and others with numerous shows across day and night. Items include Tom and Jerry, Village Barn Dance, Gadabout Gaddis, Sabrina, Mission Impossible, Gunsmoke, Peter Potamus, Lassie, Captain Kangaroo, Petticoats, Bobby Baker, and many news weather reports plus game shows and sports events.
On this date in history multiple events are noted including Roald Amundsen reaching the Bay of Whales and later South Pole discovery in 1911, 1784 peace with England ending the American Revolution, 1814 Denmark ceding Norway to Sweden, 1898 Lewis Carroll death, 1942 Battle of Bataan clashes, 1943 Casablanca conference opening, and past political developments involving Kennedy, Aiken, Humphrey, and Kosygin.
Lawrence AP reports a south central Kansas discovery of copper bearing mineral in Kane, Sedgwick, Sumner, Harper and Kingman counties. Dr. Frank Foley of the State Geological Survey notes analyses from over 450 outcrop samples show copper content from 0.8 to 5 percent, with a richest sample at 6.6 percent. Field parties have worked since September and KU analyzed samples. X ray fluorescence aided the survey, while Milan dolomite and Ninnescah share members of the Wellington Formation yielded early samples. Further area extent, mineability and processing remain to be evaluated.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with editor Robert B. Wellington and pricing for trade area and outside trade area subscriptions. The notice notes member status with the Associated Press and exclusive use rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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